Featured Wines - April 2003

The 2000 Prager 'Steinriegl' Riesling is not your ordinary Riesling, so throw out all of your preconceived notions and past experiences of sugary sweet, cloying wines, which all too often haunt this great varietal ' before you taste it. First of all, Austrian Riesling is nothing like its German counterparts. An enthralling bouquet of apple blossoms and almonds marks this single vineyard Riesling, making it difficult to keep your nose out of the g...

A richly robed, decadent style of Lacrima Christi, the 2001 De Angelis Lacrima Christi del Vesuvio offers up plenty of flavor in a flamboyant format. Scents of black fruits, plum and cedar permeate the nose, while fleshy fruit and a subtle softness, redolent of summer berries, dominate the wine's opulent profile. Yet, in spite of this Lacrima Christi's fleshy nature, it finishes dry and smooth, with just enough tannin and subtle spice to frame th...

A cheerful, sunny wine, the 2001 Saracco Prasue Chardonnay is splendor in a glass. From its bright, sunshine-like robe to the last lingering vestiges of its sprightly finish, the 2001 Saracco Chardonnay will kill you with charm. Soft, clean scents of spring haunt the nose, while lush bright fruit, along with cream and butter, dominate the wine's flavor. This is not overly complex fare, but it is indeed oooh so delicious. In fact, the Prasue remin...

If anyone still doubts the quality of this still relatively undiscovered chateau or the greatness of the 2000 vintage in Bordeaux, the 2000 Chateau Recougne Terra Recognita Bordeaux Superieur will dispel any such further notions. This latest offering from Chateau Recougne is a blockbuster of a wine. Comely and deeply colored, profound scents of blackberry, cassis, cedar, and complex earth tones pour from the glass in a majestic olfactory display,...